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Chapter 90 Banquet (2)

"Mrs. Xie, is this your son Zheng Yanzhi, Young Master Zheng?" A noble lady immediately got up to say hello when she saw the Lord coming in.

As a disciple of Zhuang Daru and one of the four sons of Lishan, Grand Master Zheng is well-educated, but he is not flourishing.

So far, apart from a concubine who gave birth to a daughter under the name of the main family Xie, this daughter is now the fourth concubine, and the son Zheng Yanzhi who is only sixteen or seventeen years old in front of him.

Moreover, this Zheng Yanzhi was not born to Zheng Dashi and any wives and concubines, but was adopted by an uncle or brother of the same family.I heard that he has good literary talent, is young, already has Jinshi, and has the demeanor of Zheng University, and he can be regarded as a tiger father without a dog, and he has not lowered the reputation of Zheng University.

"Exactly." Mrs. Xie hurriedly asked Zheng Yanzhi to greet all distinguished guests.

Zheng Yanzhi was not very old, but he was taught to be quite polite, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and polite.

Today, Mrs. Xie deliberately called her own son in front of others, the meaning must be self-evident, this year, I am afraid that she also intends to choose a daughter-in-law among many ladies.

The wives who understood the meaning looked at Zheng Yanzhi with eager eyes, obviously weighing the gains and losses between each other.

"Today is such a grand event, I wonder if the fourth prince and the fourth concubine will come?" At this time another noble lady asked with a smile.

Mrs. Xie smiled and said: "The fourth imperial concubine is pregnant, so it is inconvenient to go out. But this year I am lucky to invite Mr. Feng Da over, and Mr. Zhuang's adoptive son, Mr. Qin, may choose a marriage match. In order not to lose etiquette, the four The imperial concubine will come no matter what. The fourth prince and her husband and wife are deeply affectionate, so they will come together."

This kind of banquet can invite the royal family and grandchildren, and I am afraid that only Bachelor Zheng has this convenience and face.

Needless to say, Mr. Feng Da, one of the four sons of Lishan, is now the head of Yushan Academy, with students all over the world, and has a high reputation among Daqing students.

There is also the proton of Western Chu, Qin Shu, who is now honored as the son of Qin, and was adopted as a foster son by the great Confucian scholar Zhuang Xiumo many years ago.This time, the holy intention was for him to marry one of the beauties of Daqing and settle down in Daqing, in order to imply that Xichu would completely submit to Daqing.

It is not the first time that Daqing and Xichu have intermarried.The most representative thing is that the current queen Su Lusu is from Western Chu.

When Emperor Jingwen was still the prince, he was Prince Jing.At that time, the treasury of the Western Chu State was full and its military strength was strong. In order to win the great city of Daqing, they fought wave after wave of protracted large-scale wars with Daqing.

At that time, Daqing Dingding was only a few decades old, the treasury was insufficient, and a lot of waste was waiting for prosperity. Many veterans who helped the Taizu conquer the country went west one after another. snatched.

If the western city, which is related to the survival of the entire Daqing, is captured, the capital of Daqing will inevitably be lost, and Daqing will surely fall.

Fortunately, Prince Rui Li Jin, who was stationed in the east, first sent a secret agent to the Western Chu to use a trick, which repeatedly caused infighting among the princes of the Western Chu, and gradually weakened the strength of the West Chu's long-standing troops in the west.

After all, Prince Rui was a veteran who helped the Taizu take down this country. Later, under his personal command, he not only took the head of Qin Li, who was known as the God of War in Western Chu back then, forced back the Western Chu army for three hundred miles, but also captured The prince of Xichu.

For Xichu, this is not only a great humiliation, but also a heavy blow, hitting Qicun in one blow.

The morale of the army was shattered, the hearts of the people were panicked, Prince Rui's aura seemed unstoppable, Xi Chu was worried that his cavalry would continue to go west and hurt the foundation of the country, so the surrendering peace faction immediately handed over the letter of surrender.

In fact, Daqing was at the end of its strength at that time, as soon as the letter of surrender came out, the first emperor followed suit, stopped King Rui's army, and released the prince of Western Chu, in exchange for the surrender of Western Chu.

To show their sincerity, Xichu not only paid tribute every year, but also sent Su Lu, their Ronghua Princess, to marry him.

After all sorts of balances, the first emperor let the sage, who was still Prince Jing at that time, marry Princess Heqin as his concubine.

After the death of the first emperor, King Jing broke through the walls and ascended the throne. Su Lu became the empress of Daqing logically, and also broke the rule that women from other countries were not allowed to be empresses.

In the 11th year of Jingwen, Western Chu sent the six-year-old prince Qin Shu to Daqing as a hostage.

It has been the 27th year of Jingwen, Qin Shu has been the hostage for 16 years, Xichu seems to have forgotten him, and he seems to regard Daqing as his home country...

Today, Prince Shengyi Xichu is here to choose a relative. People with a keen sense of smell can smell a little bit of weirdness.

This prince who is a protégé is still the prince of Western Chu even though he has not established a crown prince in Western Chu.Unless Xichu has the heart of disobedience and establishes a new master...

If any girl married this son in Qin and Jin Dynasties, she would have a place among many civil officials and scholars in Daqing.

As for the court hall, no one knows the depth of the sacred meaning without knowing it.

In this regard, everyone present is cautious.

"In other words, mother is here to talk to the elders, and you show these sisters around. Remember, don't neglect every distinguished guest." Mrs. Xie told her son with a smile.

Seeing so many ladies looking at him, Zheng Yanzhi blushed a little, but greeted him politely, "A lot of distinguished guests have arrived outside, and the courtyard has also been decorated with beautiful scenery. Sisters and sisters, if you If you want to watch it, please move on.”

After all, it was because they were not so comfortable with the elders. After hearing the words, all the girls got up one after another and walked towards the courtyard one after another.

However, Lu Xiaomo was out of tune with this group of delicate ladies, and pulled Yun Jiuan to walk in the opposite direction as soon as he went out.

Luhe and Lingdang who were waiting outside the door hurriedly followed, fearing that they would lose them if they were too late.

Delicious pastries and fruits were placed on the tables along the road. Yun Jiuan and Lu Xiaomo each took a plate, found an empty table under the corridor on the second floor, sat down and ate comfortably while watching the people who were constantly being welcomed below. guests.

"Xiao Mo, why didn't Brother Jingxuan come?"

Yun Jiu'an also purposely sat on a high place, wearing a fiery red and silver fox fur cloak, it would be easier for Song Yanning to find her.

"Him?" Lu Xiaomo peeled a banana and took a bite, "I'm busy. Last time, you contacted someone who produced medicine jade for him, and you only went out to run that business all day long. There is no time to come to this kind of place to play."

Yun Jiu'an's eyes lit up when he heard that, could it be that Lu Jingxuan and Yuan Feiyi had finished talking about that?
If their cooperation is successful, it must not be a small business. Couldn't she also benefit from it?
"Jiu'an, did you notice that no one from the Rongguo mansion came today, do you know why?" Lu Xiaomo asked while leaning on the railing and looking down, while eating a banana.

This is also what makes Yun Jiuan feel strange. Like her, she also lays down on the railing and looks down at the strange faces one after another, "I found it. I was worried about meeting Huo Hanxiang and Liang Ziyuan, but now I am completely relieved." Yes. But why didn’t anyone from the Duke’s Mansion come? If the banquet held by Grand Master Zheng is of great significance, it doesn’t make sense that they would take such a good opportunity not to show their faces here.”

(End of this chapter)